 Five Wishes Five Wishes is an easy-to-complete living will. By checking a box, circling a direction or writing a few sentences, you can record your wishes for:
1) The person or persons you want to appoint to make health care decisions for you when you can’t speak for yourself.
2) The kind of medical treatment you want or don’t want.
3) How comfortable you want to be.
4) How you want people to treat you.
5) What you want your loved ones to know.
Five Wishes is legally recognized in 40 states and the District of Columbia and has already been completed by over eight million Americans. It can be completed by anyone 18 years or older who is of sound mind and acting freely.Five Wishes States
Alaska Idaho Missouri Rhode Island
Arizona Illinois Montana South Carolina
Arkansas Iowa Nebraska South Dakota
California Louisiana New Jersey Tennessee
Colorado Maine New Mexico Vermont Connecticut Maryland New York VirginiaDelaware Massachusetts North Carolina WashingtonFlorida Michigan North Dakota West VirginiaGeorgia Minnesota Oklahoma WisconsinHawaii Mississippi Pennsylvania Wyoming
If your state isn't recognized, the Five Wishes may still be helpful to attach to your own state recognized document. You may also wish to order our brochure "End-of-Life Decision's," as it provides information and resources for creating a legally binding document in your state.
For more information, please contact Karen Weiner, manager of social services, toll-free at (888) 994-3863, ext. 2390, or at karen@wrmail.org or visit www.agingwithdignity.org.
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